exit poll

noun

: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners

exit polling noun

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Some white women – of whom about 53% voted for Trump, according to exit polls – seem equally dismayed that they are being described in certain circles as electoral weak links and scapegoats for the outcome of the election. —

Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 According to exit polls, a majority of Asian Americans backed Vice President Harris, but there was a rightward shift. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 Black women voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in high numbers this year; exit polls show their support at over 90%. —

Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024 Earlier this month, Trump won Fresno County by about 4.5 percentage points as exit polls revealed that inflation and immigration were a top issue for voters. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exit poll